Groundwater Concentrations of Nitrate Nitrogen in M city in the Miyakonojo Basin

Accession number;03A0495294
Title;Groundwater Concentrations of Nitrate Nitrogen in M city in the Miyakonojo Basin
Author; TOYOMITSU YUKIO (Miyazaki Univ., Faculty of Agriculture, JPN) MUTO ISAO (Miyazaki Univ., Faculty of Agriculture, JPN) SUGIMOTO YASUHIRO (Miyazaki Univ., Faculty of Agriculture, JPN)
Journal Title;Transactions of the Japanese Society of Irrigation, Drainage and Reclamation Engineering
Journal Code:S0345A
ISSN:0387-2335
VOL.;NO.225;PAGE.437-442(2003)
Figure&Table&Reference;FIG.5, TBL.5, REF.5
Pub. Country;Japan
Language;Japanese
Abstract;A study of groundwater concentrations of nitrate nitrogen was conducted in M City in the Miyakonojo Basin, based on measurements taken over a four-year period from August 1996 to August 2000. Most wells where measurements were taken were shallow wells with a depth of 20 m or less. Groundwater concentrations of nitrate nitrogen at most measurement points remained relatively stable, with few points exhibiting increasing or decreasing tendencies. However, some measured points where levels remained stable exhibited significant fluctuations in nitrate nitrogen concentrations, and the higher the groundwater nitrate nitrogen concentration, the greater the fluctuations. M City was divided into six areas, and mean nitrate nitrogen concentration was calculated for each area. The resulting values ranged from 2-10 mg/L, and the mean concentration of nitrate nitrogen remained relatively stable during the survey period in all areas. Furthermore it turns out that there is an area where the well exceeding 10 mg/L in nitrate nitrogen concentration exists no less than 44%. (author abst.)